amazing optimism about search for origins of life

[tenbyfifty]

in case u missed this on Radio 4s Inside Science one researcher at least is very optimistic about creating life from scratch in a lab:

go to 14.27 mins

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wyq6g

the whole segment starts at 6.00 mins

[luna]

This has been performed.

The Urey-miller experiment in which the early atmosphere containing CO2 and H2O also comprised of methane and ammonia created amino acids

[tenbyfifty]

This has been performed.

The Urey-miller experiment in which the early atmosphere containing CO2 and H2O also comprised of methane and ammonia created amino acids

He's not just talking about making amino acids or other bulding blocks of life,  he's talking about an actual replicating cell made in a laboratory, literally making life from scratch in a reproducible way, mind blowing if its really possible.